来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第13集 第13集》

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  in a nutshell, is that personalities can split,
  一言以蔽之 即在于人格可以分裂
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  they can branch.
  它可以产生分支
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  The problem for the body view that fission raises,
  而裂变问题给肉体理论造成的麻烦
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  in a nutshell, is that bodies can split.
  简单来说 也就是肉体能分裂
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  They can branch.
  能产生分支
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  We need to ask about the metaphysics of the soul,
  我们需要从形而上学的角度来讨论
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  can souls split?
  灵魂到底能不能分裂
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  And I don't know the answer to that, of course.
  当然了 我并不知道答案
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  So let's consider both possibilities.
  所以我们先全面考虑存在的两种可能情形
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  Possibility number one.
  第一种可能
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  Souls, just like bodies, just like personalities, can split.
  灵魂和肉体还有人格一样是可以分裂的
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  Suppose that's what happened.
  假设